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Monday, October 29, 2007

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Cyberathlete Professional League Joins with X Factor Tournament to Host $1 Million "Halo 3" Xbox Competition (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

DALLAS----The Cyberathlete Professional League® announced today that it will host a $1,000,000 "Halo® 3" Xbox 360™ competition at the Extreme Winter Championships taking place Tuesday, December 18 to Saturday, December 22, 2007 at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Dallas, Texas.

Xbox 360 Impressions: TimeShift (Blogcritics.org)

Is this time-twisting FPS game a gimmick or something more? This week, TimeShift will drop onto the Xbox 360 and PC, with a PS3 version coming out by the end of the year. But in a year full of good games and FPS games like Halo 3, does TimeShift stack up?The game's big selling point seems to be the time-manipulation controls, allowing you to slow down, pause, or even rewind time while ...

Xbox 360 Makes Profit - Thank Halo (Spong)

Halo 3 drives huge revenue growth

Microsoft's Halo 3 Sparks 100% Jump In Xbox 360 Sales (TechWeb via Yahoo! News)

But Microsoft's cost of revenue for its gaming division increased 99%, or $584 million, in part because of a jump in warranty-related expenses.

Microsoft Basks in 'Halo 3's' Glow (TechNewsWorld.com)

Microsoft posted strong first-quarter earnings Thursday and issued a buoyant forecast, capping a week of positive news for the software giant and prompting investors to send its shares to new high levels for the year. Microsoft's surging sales of Windows Vista, the Office suite and the "Halo 3" game for its Xbox 360 all contributed to a strong quarter, the company said.

Friday, October 26, 2007

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Xbox 360 Makes Profit - Thank Halo (Spong)

Halo 3 drives huge revenue growth

Microsoft Profits See Halo Effect (DesignTechnica)

The Redmond software giant reports its fastest first-quarter revenue growth since 1999 - in part due to sales of Halo 3 and Xbox 360 systems.

'Halo 3' Day 7: By land, by air and ... not by sea; a Prophet fallen (Miami Herald)

Nearly six years after the launch of the original "Halo" title for the Xbox game system, McClatchy Interactive content producer and avid gamer Jake Seaton finally dives head first into the newest incarnation to discover what all the hoopla is about.

With earnings up 23%, Microsoft cites 'Halo' effect (USA Today)

Microsoft posted a rise in quarterly profit Thursday, boosted by healthy demand for personal computers loaded with its Windows operating system and strong sales of its "Halo 3" video game.

Halo 3 Helps Microsoft to Higher Profit (Washington Post)

Microsoft said yesterday that its fiscal first-quarter profit rose 23 percent on brisk sales of the new Halo 3 video game, Windows and Office.

Thursday, October 25, 2007

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'Halo 3' Could Be Godsend Xbox Needed (TheStreet.com)

The Microsoft game's successful debut puts pressure on rival Wii for top spot.

'Family Guy' coming to Xbox Live (Stuff)

20th Century Fox has struck a deal with Microsoft to make the first two seasons of the animated series "Family Guy" available for downloads on the Xbox Live service beginning Monday in the US.

Xbox 360's "Halo 3" remains atop the Rogers Video game rental list (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)

TORONTO - The most popular game rentals (all platforms) according to Rogers Video for the period ending Oct. 21.

Xbox 360 sales down in Europe (gamesindustry.biz)

For the week ending October 21, European sales of the Xbox 360 were lower than all platforms other than the GameBoy Advance. The Xbox 360 enjoyed an increase in sales following the release of Halo 3, but according to VGChartz data , only 37,303 consoles were sold last week.

Aaron Greenberg: Xbox 360 Will Have 7 Million Sellers at Christmas (Addict 3D)

Microsoft is on a roll of sorts. Halo 3 is a smash hit, and Xbox 360 hardware sales have passed perenial fav the Nintendo Wii.

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

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'Halo 3' Could Be Godsend Xbox Needed (TheStreet.com)

The Microsoft game's successful debut puts pressure on rival Wii for top spot.

Xbox 360's "Halo 3" remains atop the Rogers Video game rental list (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)

TORONTO - The most popular game rentals (all platforms) according to Rogers Video for the period ending Oct. 21.

Xbox 360 sales down in Europe (gamesindustry.biz)

For the week ending October 21, European sales of the Xbox 360 were lower than all platforms other than the GameBoy Advance. The Xbox 360 enjoyed an increase in sales following the release of Halo 3, but according to VGChartz data , only 37,303 consoles were sold last week.

Aaron Greenberg: Xbox 360 Will Have 7 Million Sellers at Christmas (Addict 3D)

Microsoft is on a roll of sorts. Halo 3 is a smash hit, and Xbox 360 hardware sales have passed perenial fav the Nintendo Wii.

"Halo 3" boosts sales of Xbox 360 console (People's Daily)

When "Halo 3" was launched, Microsoft predicted the new shooter game would be a blockbuster -- and it was, selling 3.3 million copies within 12 days, according to the NPD Group, and giving a big boost to sales of the company's Xbox 360 con ...

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

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Xbox 360's "Halo 3" remains atop the Rogers Video game rental list (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)

TORONTO - The most popular game rentals (all platforms) according to Rogers Video for the period ending Oct. 21.

Xbox 360 sales down in Europe (gamesindustry.biz)

For the week ending October 21, European sales of the Xbox 360 were lower than all platforms other than the GameBoy Advance. The Xbox 360 enjoyed an increase in sales following the release of Halo 3, but according to VGChartz data , only 37,303 consoles were sold last week.

Aaron Greenberg: Xbox 360 Will Have 7 Million Sellers at Christmas (Addict 3D)

Microsoft is on a roll of sorts. Halo 3 is a smash hit, and Xbox 360 hardware sales have passed perenial fav the Nintendo Wii.

"Halo 3" boosts sales of Xbox 360 console (People's Daily)

When "Halo 3" was launched, Microsoft predicted the new shooter game would be a blockbuster -- and it was, selling 3.3 million copies within 12 days, according to the NPD Group, and giving a big boost to sales of the company's Xbox 360 con ...

Families, Here Comes Your Xbox 360 (NewsFactor via Yahoo! News)

As the holiday season approaches, imagine the whole family gathered around an Xbox 360. That picture of domestic gaming bliss is undoubtedly in Microsoft's mind, with its release Monday of the Xbox 360 Arcade for families.

Monday, October 22, 2007

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"Halo 3" boosts sales of Xbox 360 console (People's Daily)

When "Halo 3" was launched, Microsoft predicted the new shooter game would be a blockbuster -- and it was, selling 3.3 million copies within 12 days, according to the NPD Group, and giving a big boost to sales of the company's Xbox 360 con ...

"Halo 3" boosts Xbox console sales (Seattle Times)

Pacific Northwest Microsoft's top video-game title, "Halo 3," sold 3. 3 million copies in September and fueled sales of the company's Xbox...

Video game sales soar in Sept.; 'Halo 3' pushes Xbox 360 past Wii (Market Watch)

SAN FRANCISCO (Marketwatch) -- The debut of "Halo 3" in late September helped boost video game sales for the month well beyond forecasts and made the Xbox 360 the hottest-selling console for the month.

Demand for ‘Halo 3’ lifts Microsoft’s Xbox 360 sales past Nintendo’s Wii (Tacoma News Tribune)

Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 outsold Nintendo Co.’s Wii for the first time this year in September as surging demand for the software maker’s “Halo 3” title helped lift industry console sales.

Thanks to 'Halo,' Xbox 360 beats Wii sales for month (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Demand for Microsoft Corp.'s "Halo 3" video game pushed unit sales of its Xbox 360 game console past Nintendo's Wii for the first time this year in September, according to U.S. sales data released Thursday.

Friday, October 19, 2007

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"Halo 3" boosts Xbox console sales (Seattle Times)

Pacific Northwest Microsoft's top video-game title, "Halo 3," sold 3. 3 million copies in September and fueled sales of the company's Xbox...

Video game sales soar in Sept.; 'Halo 3' pushes Xbox 360 past Wii (Market Watch)

SAN FRANCISCO (Marketwatch) -- The debut of "Halo 3" in late September helped boost video game sales for the month well beyond forecasts and made the Xbox 360 the hottest-selling console for the month.

Demand for ‘Halo 3’ lifts Microsoft’s Xbox 360 sales past Nintendo’s Wii (Tacoma News Tribune)

Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 outsold Nintendo Co.’s Wii for the first time this year in September as surging demand for the software maker’s “Halo 3” title helped lift industry console sales.

Thanks to 'Halo,' Xbox 360 beats Wii sales for month (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Demand for Microsoft Corp.'s "Halo 3" video game pushed unit sales of its Xbox 360 game console past Nintendo's Wii for the first time this year in September, according to U.S. sales data released Thursday.

Halo 3 Pushes Xbox 360 To #1 In North America News (Total Video Games)

September's hardware figures have been released across the pond, as Xbox 360 experiences the Halo 3 effect...

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